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Originally Posted by itsjustmagic
Does anyone take one a day woman's, the one with iron? I bought it recently, but i'm not sure if i should try taking the cow pill or do without it. What are the benefits, besides the things it says on the box? I'm pretty clueless about multivitamins. Any info would be appreciated.  |
I buy the store-brand generic version of either the women's formula or a generic multivitamin. I've tried other formulas too such as dieting support, anti-aging, immune support...
In my experience, the benefits of a multi-vitamin are not usually perceptable. I don't "feel better" when I'm taking a multi-vitamin, and I don't lose weight better, but that's not why I take it. I take it as an insurance policy. I eat as balanced a diet as I can, and I think I do pretty well, but just in case there are some gaps, the vitamin will hopefully bridge those gaps.
Supplements I also take, which do have less subtle benefits are fish oil, niacin, folic acid, and vitamin D - but in most cases my doctor recommended the supplement for specific purposes. The only one I added (after asking my doctor if it was ok) was the fish oil. I had had to discontinue nsaid pain relievers and the tramadol and tylenol weren't controlling the pain. I had read an article about fish oil having been found to help with pain and inflammation, so I asked my doctor and he approved. It took about a month to notice a difference, and it was rather subtle (until the first time I ran out. Within only a few days of being off the fish oil, the pain and stiffness worsened considerably).
I've been on otc and prescription diet medications, and all of them had side effects that were generally worse than any benefits.
